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Why Indonesia will target young workers below 60 instead of the elderly population with COVID-19 vaccine jabs
Grandmother Maria Irene Pusporini has barely left her home in Jakarta since coronavirus first spread to Indonesia almost a year ago.
Key points:
- Indonesia is actively excluding anyone aged 60 or over as it rolls out its mass immunisation program
- The government says it needs to delay vaccinations for the elderly because of safety reasons
- Indonesia ordered 50 million doses each of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines
While still sprightly and active, the 80-year old knows she is in the age group most likely to die from the virus.
“I am old, so I am super careful,” she said.
“If I have to leave the house and go outside my front yard I always wear a mask.”
When she heard that Indonesia was rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, she wanted to sign up. But…
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